I John 4:7-12 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and He who loves { his fellow man} is begotten (born) of God and is coming { progressively} to know and understand God { to percieve and recognize and get a better a clearer and knowledge of Him}. He who does not love has not become acquainted with God { does not and never did know Him}, for God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest (displayed) where we are concerned: in that God sent His Son, the only begotten or unique {son} into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation( the atoning sacrifice) for our sins. Beloved, if God loved us so {very much} we also ought to love one another. No man has at any time {yet} seen God. But if we love one another, God abides ( lives and remains) in us and His love ( that love which is essentially His) is brought to completion ( to it's full maturity, runs it's full course, is perfected) in us!
I John 4:16,19 And we know, (understand, recognize, are conscious of, by observation and by experience) and believe ( adhere to and put faith in and rely on ) the love God cherishes for us. God is love, and He who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in God, and God dwells and continues in him. We love Him, because He first loved us.
Romans 8:38,39 For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, no things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, Nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to seperate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 5:1 THEREFORE, SINCE we are justified (aquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us {grasp the fact that we} have { the peace of reconciliation to hold and to enjoy} peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Annointed One)
Ephesians 1:5-7 For He fore ordained us ( destined us, planned in love for us) to be adopted (revealed) as His own children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the purpose of His will { because it pleased Him and was His kind intent} { So that we might be} to the praise and the commandation of His glorious grace (favor and mercy), which He freely bestowed on us in the beloved. In Him we have redemption ( deliverance and salvation) through His blood the remission (forgiveness) of our offenses (shortcomings and trespasses), in accordance with the riches and generosity of His gracious favor.
John 15:4,5,7 Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. { Live in Me, and I will live in you.} Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me { cut off from vital union with Me} you can do nothing. If you live in Me { abide vitally united to Me} and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.
I John 1:5-7 And this is the message { the message of promise} which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in Him at all { No not in anyway}. { So} if we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are { both} speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth { which the Gospel presents}. But if we {really} are living and walking in the Light, as He { Himself} is in the Light, we have { true , unbroken} fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses ( removes) us from all sin and guilt { keeps us cleansed from sin in all it's forms and manifestations}.
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